| Levenshtein | Double Levenshtein | SoundEx | MetaPhone | Manually curated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gulf (0) - 9 freq wulf (1) - 6 freq guff (1) - 56 freq gull (1) - 7 freq ulf (1) - 4 freq gulp (1) - 13 freq gul (1) - 1 freq golf (1) - 61 freq galt (2) - 6 freq engulf (2) - 1 freq gol' (2) - 1 freq yul (2) - 1 freq wull (2) - 1173 freq lulu (2) - 2 freq guy (2) - 210 freq munf (2) - 1 freq gel (2) - 13 freq jnlf (2) - 1 freq wuli (2) - 1 freq turf (2) - 12 freq tul (2) - 1 freq puld (2) - 6 freq glr (2) - 1 freq tulv (2) - 1 freq gluff (2) - 19 freq |
gulf (0) - 9 freq golf (1) - 61 freq glif (2) - 1 freq guelfo (2) - 1 freq golfy (2) - 2 freq gul (2) - 1 freq wulf (2) - 6 freq guff (2) - 56 freq gull (2) - 7 freq gulp (2) - 13 freq ulf (2) - 4 freq gsf (3) - 1 freq gif (3) - 207 freq gulsa (3) - 1 freq calf (3) - 12 freq gulag (3) - 2 freq gla (3) - 1 freq guelt (3) - 1 freq gauld (3) - 1 freq gild (3) - 1 freq half (3) - 539 freq gely (3) - 2 freq belf (3) - 3 freq gill (3) - 3 freq gell (3) - 5 freq |
SoundEx code - G410 gliff - 35 freq gollop - 9 freq globe - 30 freq glob - 9 freq golf - 61 freq golfy - 2 freq gallop - 12 freq gilpey - 2 freq gulp - 13 freq gluffy - 2 freq glebe - 5 freq goliev - 1 freq gulf - 9 freq glib - 3 freq glove - 10 freq glipe - 9 freq galba - 1 freq gluve - 1 freq gluff - 19 freq gloup - 3 freq glup - 2 freq gloop - 1 freq glaep - 4 freq glype - 3 freq gliv - 1 freq guelph - 1 freq guelfo - 1 freq €œgolf - 1 freq glif - 1 freq gliffie - 1 freq gleb - 1 freq |
MetaPhone code - KLF gliff - 35 freq cliff - 27 freq qualify - 4 freq golf - 61 freq golfy - 2 freq clive - 9 freq gluffy - 2 freq caulf - 2 freq goliev - 1 freq gulf - 9 freq glove - 10 freq calf - 12 freq clova - 2 freq calfie - 8 freq gluve - 1 freq gluff - 19 freq qualiefy - 1 freq cullivoe - 1 freq gliv - 1 freq cliv - 1 freq qualifee - 2 freq clave - 1 freq clove - 1 freq guelph - 1 freq cleave - 3 freq guelfo - 1 freq €œgolf - 1 freq glif - 1 freq gliffie - 1 freq clava - 2 freq qlf - 1 freq cliffy - 1 freq cullough - 1 freq qlv - 1 freq kayleigh - 2 freq |
GULF |
| Time to execute Levenshtein function - 0.190259 milliseconds The Levenshtein distance is the number of characters you have to replace, insert or delete to transform one word into another, its useful for detecting typos and alternative spellings |
Time to execute Double Levenshtein function - 0.351863 milliseconds In a stroke of genius, this runs the Levenshtein function twice, once without vowels and adds the distance together, giving double weight to consonants. |
Time to execute SoundEx function - 0.027232 milliseconds Soundex is a phonetic algorithm for indexing names by sound, as pronounced in English. The goal is for homophones to be encoded to the same representation so that they can be matched despite minor differences in spelling. |
Time to execute MetaPhone function - 0.037566 milliseconds Metaphone is a phonetic algorithm, published by Lawrence Philips in 1990, for indexing words by their English pronunciation.[1] It fundamentally improves on the Soundex algorithm by using information about variations and inconsistencies in English spelling and pronunciation to produce a more accurate encoding, which does a better job of matching words and names which sound similar. |
Time to execute Manually curated function - 0.000751 milliseconds Manual Curation uses a lookup table / lexicon which has been created by hand which links words to their lemmas, and includes obvious typos and spelling variations. Not all words are covered. |